by Melissa Biggs | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
On October 25th the General Assembly adopted a full biennium budget after months of negotiations, vote attempts, and a veto. A September Special Session saw a proposal crafted by Democratic leaders and the Governor fail to a Republican proposal, which was ultimately...
by Melissa Biggs | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
The focus for the 2017 Legislative Session in Connecticut is clear; legislators will be faced with the daunting challenge of addressing the State Budget predicament. According to projections made by the bipartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) on November 15, 2016,...
by Melissa Biggs | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
The November 2016 Election has led to a historic tie in membership with gains made by the Connecticut GOP. After Republicans won enough seats to tie the number of seats held by the Democratic party, the Senate will face an 18-to-18 split for the start of the 2017...
by Melissa Biggs | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
On February 3, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for the 2016 legislative session. This year will be a short session which concludes May 4. Short session is intended for mid-year revisions to the second year of the two year budget. Due to recent shortfalls...
by Melissa Biggs | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
DePino, Nuñez, & Biggs is excited to share the news of Paul Nuñez and Melissa Biggs becoming partners with the readers of the Hartford Business Journal. Hartford gov’t relations firm promotes partners, changes name 4/1/2015 Hartford lobbying and public relations...